I wouldn't try to change anyone's mind but I can attest I actually enjoy watching Tiger get around the course more so than any other player. The guy is super intense, also he will take on shots that garden variety tour players won't, even in his current decrepit state. He is an artful shotmaker in general, always trying to draw up a perfect shot for every different situation. So I am interested to watch every shot, no matter the score. Maybe it's retarded but there are people in the audience who want to see that sort of thing I guess, I don't think it's just the networks trying to cram stuff down throats. Even if he were to start playing totally average tour level golf I think I would still be interested on just on account of past glories, sad but true.

I don't think coverage of Tiger ever overshadows the leaders of a tournament, it just makes the window smaller for the whole rest of the field. I.e. the rest of the field has to play better to get on the TV than when Tiger's not in the tournament. It's not like there are that many all-time greats active in the game, so I feel its ok when this happens. Besides that, even at his peak Tiger sat out way more PGA Tour events than he played. So there's always been plenty of opportunities to watch Tiger-free pro golf on tv.

I, too, enjoy watching Tiger. And I really want to see him succeed. After watching him for so many years stand head and shoulders against the number 2-1000+ players in the world, it's nice to see him use his years of experience to show the new boys that even at 42, he is still able to kick your ass when he has even half of his old skills working. A reminder that today's guys are good, but Tiger was soooo much better at his peak.

And I don't believe, as Jattruia suggests, that it may be time to move on. He beat Phil this past weekend and no one is suggesting he move on, even though he is 5 or 6 years older than Tiger. The thing is, when Phil or Tiger or Freddie Couples or a 58 year old Tom Watson at the Open a few years back, all great players in their day, can compete head to head with the young guns, and stay with--or be--one of the leaders, that is great entertainment for me. Maybe it's cause I'm old and I want to see Tiger give these new guys a glimpse of what they would have had to deal with back then. Or maybe it's because I feel most Tiger-haters/dis-likers really don't understand what he did for the game or how much better he was than the world at the game.

I think for me, expectations need to be tempered. He sprays his driver all over California this weekend and it's amazing that he is 'finally pain free and free swinging,' yada-yada-yada...then he stiffs a 6i on a par 3 and the O faces come out and 'Tiger is back; the field should head home now!' (obvious exaggeration).

Sure he can hang, and maybe he'll win every major for the next 5 years. Cool. But realistically I don't think he'll beat many of these guys going forward. Sure, no one is calling for Phil to hang it up, but no one really expects him to win much either. And reading all the commentary here, yes he DID (past tense) a ton for the sport, he WAS amazing and almost unbeatable, and he WAS so much better at his peak. I get it, no one is arguing that he was one of the best. I'm arguing that the Tiger of old is probably gone. And i don't mean 'move on' like he needs to retire this week, but 'move-on' from getting a rise in the levis whenever he commits to a tourney. In that sense, we have all moved on from Phil.

Some of these other clowns are so afraid to win that they fall apart. Look at Jamie Donaldson in Dubai, shot a 62 in the first round, leading heading into the weekend, then shoots a 75 on Saturday when the rest of the field is still beating up the course, scoring in the 60's.

All these guys are phenomenal golfers and might beat Tiger head to head at some local muni, but put the heat lamps on em on the weekend with the pre-round press and the crowds and the victory on the line on Sunday and they wilt like little bitches.

I think even with an average game (compared to the field), his mental edge is going to give him some wins.

Maybe it's a generational thing. Not sure how Beef fits into that theory. (He's not a Baby Boomer.) I know I would rather watch Tiger's limited 2018 skills and abilites today, shot after shot, than a John Senden or Brendan Steele, or Kyle Stanley, or some other generic Tour player having one good week here or there. (No disrepect to the aforementioned players intended.)

I also really enjoy watching today's stars of the PGA and LPGA, too. There are some real good ones out there.

When Tiger is playing, I will be watching. I have a feeling there are enough people like me out there who feel similarly. Why else would Golf Channel AND the networks spend so much time showing his every swing? If enough people hated Tiger coverage, it would show up in the ratings. The networks know what they are doing.

Maybe it's a generational thing. Not sure how Beef fits into that theory. (He's not a Baby Boomer.) I know I would rather watch Tiger's limited 2018 skills and abilites today, shot after shot, than a John Senden or Brendan Steele, or Kyle Stanley, or some other generic Tour player having one good week here or there. (No disrepect to the aforementioned players intended.)

Screw the generic ones, on a Friday I'd rather watch Tiger's shots when he's hovering around the cut line than watch Rickie, Day, DJ, or Rory who are around the lead.

On a Sunday if Tiger is mid pack his coverage will naturally end when the leaders start to become interesting. And if Tiger is near the lead even better.

I knew i was in the minority, but never thought the guys on tour were that terrible to watch. I’ll bow out now and quietly root for the guys with human names. Besides Bubba, I’d never root for him. F him.

I have no choice but to root for Bubba Watson as the only elite player in the modern game to make it without a coach. In today's environment that is truly exceptional. Okay so his personality seems questionable but come on. Are we really watching golf for the personalities. Jesus Christ, no. We watch golf because we also play golf, IMO.

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I don't mind Bubba. He can be an ass at times, but for the most part I respect what he has been able to do without ever taking lessons or having a dedicated coach. Some of the shots he manufactures are amazing. Reminiscent of some of the stuff Tiger was able to pull off in his hey day. Also, I like the fact that he gets emotional, both mad and sad. He's rough around the edges as well. He may not be the most polished guy out there, but I like his what-you-see-is-what-you-get personality. Evidently, he is one of the least liked guys in the clubhouse. Maybe because he doesn't fit the mold. Who knows.

I knew i was in the minority, but never thought the guys on tour were that terrible to watch. I’ll bow out now and quietly root for the guys with human names.

Root for whoever, don't ever hold back on account of anyone here. Me and Doug might be gay for Tiger but so what. About the rest of the tour being terrible to watch, I think that's just business as usual in the world of TV golf. As I keep harping about, I feel that TV golf is inherently boring. It has a lot more working against it than other TV sports do. I only started watching golf on account of Tiger so it's natural that a tard like me would find regular tour golf kind of boring. I am like a kid who eats candy all day. Get those vegetables out of my face.

The human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet, orbiting around a very average star in the outer suburb of one among a hundred billion galaxies